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[sjb]

There have been many times over the many years watching Burnley that hallucinogenic substances may have improved what I was seeing!

[Tw@]

I used to take the kids I taught at Ivy Bank to away games in Sensible Vans from Padiham.

What is your surname? I was at Ivy Bank between 86-91

[Spike]

I’ve been in the back of many transit vans and a couple of Luton ‘s but none of those trips were Sensible!

[Blue Skies]

This thread caused some discussions on Saturday.

Nigel Blackburn aka Dover Claret never missed for years rarely seen now but some trips for all the games.
Also, some of the Morecambe Clarets were characters led by another Rocky, must be the sea air!!!!

[Hendrickxz]

I seem to remember a postman who was a friend of the aforesaid Illy. The name Barney springs to mind? Always wore his postie hat with the trim piece holding it in an American GI mode. Recall Illy working in the Wagggon and Horses Brierfield. Always thought there was something of the Mick Jagger about him...

[Quickenthetempo]

This thread caused some discussions on Saturday.

Nigel Blackburn aka Dover Claret never missed for years rarely seen now but some trips for all the games.
Also, some of the Morecambe Clarets were characters led by another Rocky, must be the sea air!!!!

For every game in the early 90s at the back of the Longside just before kick off.
A loud shout of F*** Off Morecambe would be heard.

[clarets1978]

Dave Timberlake

His brother posts on here quite regularly

[helmclaret]

Dave sits behind me. Didn’t realise he had a brother who watched us.

[Lip]

His brother posts on here quite regularly

Mick?

[Stevie2112]

Yes,definitely Michael

[Claret Till I Die]

This thread caused some discussions on Saturday.

Nigel Blackburn aka Dover Claret never missed for years rarely seen now but some trips for all the games.
Also, some of the Morecambe Clarets were characters led by another Rocky, must be the sea air!!!!

Rocket, not Rocky

[California Colner]

It was Marshall rather than Marsh and is full name was Adrian although I never heard him called that .Very sadly he was tragically killed around 1997.

Adrian was a good footballer, played with him for Colne Legion in the West Lancashire League, he played cricket for Jimmy Nelson’s. He was killed in a motorcycle accident coming home from work in Colne. Sad !!

[Herts Clarets]

Adrian was a good footballer, played with him for Colne Legion in the West Lancashire League, he played cricket for Jimmy Nelson’s. He was killed in a motorcycle accident coming home from work in Colne. Sad !!

I think I have mentioned this before but I am pretty sure you played in the same Colne Legion side as my step father, Terry Spedding. Difficult to miss him, 6 foot 6 goalkeeper! And as you say, Ada Marshall was a good footballer.

[Down_Rover]

Ken Shapcott

[jrgbfc]

Nobody mentioned Norman Jones yet?

[ClaretTony]

Dave Timberlake

I’ve not seen him this season but I’ve heard him.

[Eli&Conroy]

I’ve been in the back of many transit vans and a couple of Luton ‘s but none of those trips were Sensible!

Remember going to Hull first game of the season under John Bond. Must have been over 20 of us in the back of a Luton van all drinking crates of beer. On the way back on the M62 the tail gate was up on the van and lads were sat across the back with their legs dangling over the edge. We then had a puncture, so parked up on the hard shoulder we had to change a wheel, but there was no jack, so everyone grabbed hold and lifted the van while the tyre was changed. Happy days. Perhaps a good job there were no traffic cameras back then or motorway police. The trip was organised by my uncle nickname Ackag, he had a bit of a reputation back then

[bpgburn]

Remember going to Hull first game of the season under John Bond. Must have been over 20 of us in the back of a Luton van all drinking crates of beer. On the way back on the M62 the tail gate was up on the van and lads were sat across the back with their legs dangling over the edge. We then had a puncture, so parked up on the hard shoulder we had to change a wheel, but there was no jack, so everyone grabbed hold and lifted the van while the tyre was changed. Happy days. Perhaps a good job there were no traffic cameras back then or motorway police. The trip was organised by my uncle nickname Ackag, he had a bit of a reputation back then

Is that Ackag who went to Mansfield school, Brierfield in the 70's Initials JH?

[Eli&Conroy]

DH not JH

[bpgburn]

Sorry yes DH, Went to school with Ackag

[Eli&Conroy]

Unfortunately not too well at the moment.

[bpgburn]

Unfortunately not too well at the moment.

Sorry to hear that, not seen him since leaving school and I moved to Shrewsbury in the 80's. Hope not too serious and he get's past it..

[California Colner]

I think I have mentioned this before but I am pretty sure you played in the same Colne Legion side as my step father, Terry Spedding. Difficult to miss him, 6 foot 6 goalkeeper! And as you say, Ada Marshall was a good footballer.

Yes we talked before about Terry and I did play with him
When you next see him say hi from me
Just tell him the right back

[ElectroClaret]

Nobody mentioned Norman Jones yet?

Mentioned third post on the thread.

[mtlm48]

Doug is still around I think and Malcolm Moss definitely is. Vince Foster too is still about, was speaking to him not long ago.

I never knew Steve Mackriel but I've got to know his wife quite well through Alan Beecroft. Mick Kilburn died quite recently. I didn't know Preston Prick's name either but what a good bloke he was.

Some of those mentioned are on the pic below - Brian Lucas is far left, Malcolm Moss third from the left and PP second from the right. The pic was taken on the way to the Fairs Cup game in Frankfurt. Brian Lucas had been refused time off work so went off sick. This photo appeared in the Burnley Express leading to Brian receiving his P45. He sadly passed away over 17 years ago now. Missed by us where we sit in the Longside.

One other name to mention alongside Brian Wren was Roy Kilby - those two went to every away game together for years and years.

The people on the picture are from left are Brian Lucas.Oldham Mick. Malcolm Moss. the tall guy with glasses is Ray Ward.from Padiham. now in Australia and still with us. Preston Prick.. who was actually a decent Chap. at the Far end is Norman Stephens. From Putney.who followed Burnley home and away for 4 or 5 seasons .until he Married a Sheffeild Lass he met on the Terraces.

I can Confirm Dougie Kendall attends and Still.has a ST.

[rincon]

Tom Sawyer from Rishton

[Blue Skies]

Wasn't it Ackag and Jonny Oneare who attacked the Police Box at Ewood with part of the asbestos roofing and it kept breaking until they both shrug their shoulders and moved on to better things in the disturbance? Which nicely links to Billy Bungalow who started the whole riot at Ewood with his welly boot and he used to swing off the girders up above on the Longside at half time.

[Burnley1989]

Wasn't it Ackag and Jonny Oneare who attacked the Police Box at Ewood with part of the asbestos roofing and it kept breaking until they both shrug their shoulders and moved on to better things in the disturbance? Which nicely links to Billy Bungalow who started the whole riot at Ewood with his welly boot and he used to swing off the girders up above on the Longside at half time.

His lads just as daft

[Stockbrokerbelt]

Swampy from Lancaster/Morcombe worked on the post, Milbs, Hodgy another of the post, all traveled with Colne clarets.

[houseboy]

ILLY

Big old unit who lead groups of Burnley fans into some pretty hostile sections of away terracing in the 70's...I didn't really know him, but you couldn't miss him.

Long hair and bikers jacket full of badges. Two main memories were getting arrested with him and four others after a game at Spurs. We got pounded 4-0 and we left early. Illy went on the rampage and the coach then got attacked. Following Monday in court.
Other was him hanging an Oldham fan out of a gap in the home end in a ‘friendly’. Drop was a good forty feet. Thankfully he saw sense and dragged him back in.
Last time I saw him, many years ago, he was working as a bouncer at a basement club in Colne. Under a pub on the main street. Name just escapes me.

[fatboy47]

Long hair and bikers jacket full of badges. Two main memories were getting arrested with him and four others after a game at Spurs. We got pounded 4-0 and we left early. Illy went on the rampage and the coach then got attacked. Following Monday in court.
Other was him hanging an Oldham fan out of a gap in the home end in a ‘friendly’. Drop was a good forty feet. Thankfully he saw sense and dragged him back in.
Last time I saw him, many years ago, he was working as a bouncer at a basement club in Colne. Under a pub on the main street. Name just escapes me.

I can remember being cornered along with about 30 other Burnley fans in a subway en route back to Middlesboro station....sizeable gangs of local skinheads at either end... Illy was a very welcome presence there...just picked one end and charged at it...got us all through in one piece, but a very scary moment.

[HuncoatClaret]

Irish John, was he Irish?

[durhamclaret]

What a great thread, in my time I’m like Quicknick, remember Benny and Kosta or Costa

[Yorkshire Claret]

Swampy from Lancaster/Morcombe worked on the post, Milbs, Hodgy another of the post, all traveled with Colne clarets.

What about the daft lad from Macc, and his brother!!

[Loyalclaret]

What about the daft lad from Macc, and his brother!!

Thankfully you dont see either of them about right often Yorkshire Claret!

[IanMcL]

Unfortunately not too well at the moment.

Strained back from lifting Transits?


(Trust he recovers well from what is troubling him)

[Spike]

Knock Off Nigel aka Nigel Standige who died this week was a big character